[2025 Kyoto Attraction] Travel Guide for Kawai Shrine (Updated Mar)

Kawai Shrine is located in Sakyo Ward within the grounds of Kyoto's famous Shimogamo Shrine (Kamo Goso Shrine), and the transportation to it is the same as that to Shimogamo Shrine. Kawai Shrine is only a small shrine, but there are many people coming to worship, and most of them are women. This is because Kawai Shrine enshrines the female guardian deity "Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto", who is in charge of marriage, beauty, safe childbirth and child-rearing, so it is very popular among women. In line with the theme of "beauty", the "Mirror Ema" of Kawai Shrine is also shaped like a makeup mirror. On one side, people can write their wishes, while on the other side, there is a girl's simple facial features, allowing worshippers to use cosmetics or colored pencils provided by the shrine to put on beautiful makeup for her. This is a very special way of worship, and girls should not miss it if they come here. In addition, Kawai Shrine also sells "Beauty Water", which is said to be able to beautify your skin and become more beautiful if you drink it every day. The on-site explanation is that it is made from a mixture of pear blossom honey from Shimogamo Shrine and sacred water. It tastes sweet with a slight floral scent, and it can also be blessed by the goddess of beauty, so it is a must-drink. #JapaneseAttractions #Kyoto #Kawai-jinja Shrine #God of Beauty #Mirror-Ema #BeautyWater #Sakyo-ku #Makeup-Ema #BecomePrettier

#MarchGoodPlaces2025 Come to Kyoto to pay homage to the King of Beauty! The guardian of women, the most beautiful deity in Japan, Kawai Shrine. Walking along the approach to Shimogamo Shrine, you will first see Kawai Shrine, where Emperor Jimmu’s mother Tamayorihime is enshrined. She is revered as the “Goddess of Beauty” because of her gem-like beauty. The shrine enshrines hand-mirror-shaped ema called "Mirror-Ema". After purchasing, you can go to the exclusive makeup room and paint the facial features yourself. Put on makeup, then offer sacrifices and pray for beauty. It is said that if you write your wishes on the back and entrust your wishes to the ema, not only will your appearance become beautiful, but your heart will also become beautiful. Otherwise, you can buy a cup of beauty water to cool down and relieve the heat. #KyotoTravel #KawaiShrine

At the entrance of Shimogamo Shrine, there is a huge ginkgo tree at the entrance of Kawai Shrine. The recent golden color at sunset 🌇 is as if it is shining with gold. ⛩️ There is also a forest market at the entrance this weekend, with handmade goods, coffee, and food. Of course, I couldn't help but have a cup of coffee while enjoying the natural colors. My Coffee World Tour No. 519

Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture ☑️ A popular power spot among women! ☑️ Offers 'Beauty Water' and ema (votive tablets) where you can draw the face you want to have! ☑️ Many cute goshuin (temple stamps) are available! ☑️ Original goshuin designed by the author of 'The Rose of Versailles'! ☑️ Kawai Shrine is a subsidiary shrine of Shimogamo Shrine, revered as a guardian for women! ☑️ The enshrined deity is Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto, the mother of Emperor Jimmu! ☑️ Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto is deeply worshipped as the 'Goddess of Beauty' for her jewel-like beauty. ☑️ The 'Mirror Ema', a hand mirror-shaped votive tablet, is very popular for beauty prayers at Kawai Shrine! Highly recommended for girls' trips and Kyoto sightseeing! 📍 Kawai Shrine 59 Shimogamo Izumigawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, 606-0807

Any girl who doesn’t know about this Kyoto Beauty Shrine will be sad‼ ️ Although the shrine is not big, it is very famous. Almost most girls in Japan know that it is the only beautiful shrine in Japan! ! There is no other prayer track at Kawai Shrine! Just want to be beautiful! For my beauty! Of course you must go to Kyoto! 🌈Attraction features: ⛩️Kawai Shrine: The Japanese pronunciation of "Kawai" is かわい (kawaii)! The overall tone of the shrine is right. The Tamayorihime enshrined in it is "Japan's first beauty god". He is also a god in Japan who is responsible for protecting women and realizing their wishes of beauty, health, and youthfulness. 🖌️Mirror Ema (around 800 yen💴): The ema (prayer boards) here are sooooo cute! Each ema is shaped like a face. Everyone can go to the "Powdering Room" to draw a cute picture of their own face on the Ema. Whether the prayer is successful or not depends entirely on whether the hand is weak🙃🙃🙃 After you finish painting, you can choose a place and put the Ema on the shelf in the shrine, so that the God of Beauty can protect your beauty for a long time! ! 👜The shrine also provides some small peripherals, such as the guardian who can become beautiful, the beauty water made from the pear fruits grown in Shimogamo Shrine (it’s sour and sweet! It feels like you can become beautiful after drinking it!), Beauty soap for skin, etc... 🎟️Tickets: None yet 🕐️Scenic area opening hours: 06:30-17:00 (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday) 💗Other tips: 🔹The mirror guard needs to remember to stick it behind the mirror before the guard can start! ! 🔹Kawai Shrine is located near Shimogamo Shrine and can be visited in a series~ 📍Location: 59, Shimogamo Izumikawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City 🚌Transportation: Get off at Keihan Electric Railway's Demachiyanagi Station and walk for 10 minutes.